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From: "Stuart Armstrong" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] backing up things
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 13:23:18 -0600
References: <000001c35917$97a83910$2802a8c0@jhholcombe>
In-Reply-To: <000001c35917$97a83910$2802a8c0@jhholcombe>


OK,
So now I'm making a list ...

program folder\App.ini (preferences)
program folder\*.LO (layouts)
program folder\reports\*.rpt (report definitions)
program folder\*.xpt (gedcom export configs)
program folder\*.tbr
program folder\*.flt.

What, pray tell, do *.tbr and *.flt contain?
I'm guessing flt's are filter definitions? But they are found in the project directories. Aren't they backed up with the project?

Actually, I'm not finding any *.flt files. I find *.flp files.

What are the *.acc files in the project directories? Do they need to be saved?

Are there any more?

I just thought of one more myself -- the latest upgrade file. If I lose the harddisk I'll need that in addition to the install disk.

I'm going to have to create my own batchfile to automate these. I still remember how to do that. Sure wish there was a menu item to back up these things. The ideal would be to have all this backed up to a separate file every time I back up a project. Then I wouldn't have to think about it. I would know all the latest settings would be in a file or subfolder in the same folder with the latest project backup ...

After much experimenting, here is the batchfile I've made so far to back up everything that isn't actually part of the data files. I really didn't expect it to be this complex. And I had to create special entries for each of my three projects. Am I missing anything or is any of this redundant?

@echo off
rem filename tmgbu.bat
rem TMG Settings and Configuration BACKUP
rem assumes TMG installation is in c:\The Master Genealogist
rem assumes TMG backup is to e:\tmgb\
c:
cd c:\"The Master Genealogist"
md e:\tmgb
md e:\tmgb\config
md e:\tmgb\config\reports
md e:\tmgb\config\atlantic
md e:\tmgb\config\cumberland
md e:\tmgb\config\mexico
xcopy tmg5setup.exe e:\tmgb\config\ /y
xcopy tmg5update.exe e:\tmgb\config\ /y
xcopy app.ini e:\tmgb\config\ /y
xcopy *.lo e:\tmgb\config\ /y
xcopy *.xpt e:\tmgb\config\ /y
xcopy *.tbr e:\tmgb\config\ /y
xcopy reports\*.rpt e:\tmgb\config\reports\ /y
xcopy projects\atlantic\*.flp e:\tmgb\config\atlantic\ /y
xcopy projects\cumberland\*.flp e:\tmgb\config\cumberland\ /y
xcopy projects\mexico\*.flp e:\tmgb\config\mexico\ /y
rem /y=overwrite without prompting


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